Olympus VH-515 vs Panasonic GH3

Its time to look a little more in depth at the Olympus VH-515 vs Panasonic GH3, former is a Small Sensor Compact while the other is a Advanced Mirrorless by companies Olympus and Panasonic. There exists a large gap among the resolutions of the VH-515 (12MP) and GH3 (16MP) and the VH-515 (1/2.3") and GH3 (Four Thirds) possess totally different sensor sizing.

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The VH-515 was released within a month of the GH3 which means that they are of a similar age. Both of these cameras come with different body type with the Olympus VH-515 being a Compact camera and the Panasonic GH3 being a SLR-style mirrorless camera.

Before delving straight into a complete comparison, below is a quick highlight of how the VH-515 matches up versus the GH3 in the way of portability, imaging, features and an overall mark.

The following is a sample of the gallery pics for Olympus VH-515 & Panasonic Lumix DMC-GH3. The complete galleries are provided at Olympus VH-515 Gallery & Panasonic GH3 Gallery.

In case you're aiming to travel with your camera often, you will need to think about its weight and size. The Olympus VH-515 has got outer dimensions of 102mm x 60mm x 21mm (4.0" x 2.4" x 0.8") accompanied by a weight of 152 grams (0.34 lbs) and the Panasonic GH3 has specifications of 133mm x 93mm x 82mm (5.2" x 3.7" x 3.2") along with a weight of 550 grams (1.21 lbs).

Look at the Olympus VH-515 vs Panasonic GH3 in our newest Camera plus Lens Size Comparison Tool.

Bear in mind, the weight of an ILC will differ dependant on the lens you have chosen at that moment. The following is the front view over all size comparison of the VH-515 and the GH3.

Factoring in dimensions and weight, the portability rating of the VH-515 and GH3 is 95 and 66 respectively.

Sometimes, it is tough to visualise the difference in sensor dimensions simply by researching a spec sheet. The picture here should provide you a clearer sense of the sensor dimensions in the VH-515 and GH3.

As you can see, the 2 cameras posses different megapixel count and different sensor dimensions. The VH-515 because of its smaller sensor will make achieving shallower DOF trickier and the Panasonic GH3 will provide you with greater detail as a result of its extra 4MP. Greater resolution will allow you to crop photos somewhat more aggressively.